Members of the UN independent international commission of inquiry on Ukraine will undertake their first mission to the country from June 7 to 16, the UN Human Rights Council has announced.
"The commissioners intend to visit several locations in Ukraine, including Lviv, Kiev, Kharkiv and Sumy, to obtain first-hand information about alleged human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, and to meet with victims, witnesses and internally displaced persons," the UN Human Rights Council said in a press release on its website Friday.
The three commissioners participating in the mission, Eric Meuse, Yasminka Jumhur and Pablo de Greiff, will meet with government representatives, including key ministers, civil society representatives and UN agencies, to discuss the situation in the country.
As noted, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine is an independent body mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to, inter alia, investigate all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law and related crimes in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine; establish the facts, circumstances and root causes of any such violations and abuses; and collect, collate and analyze evidence of such violations and abuses.
The Commissioners will hold a press conference at the conclusion of their mission on June 15. The Commission will report on its activities to the UN General Assembly in October 2022 and to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2023.